The Black Hole Known as Corey Patterson

In my ever growing disdain for the Reds and (specifically) Reds management, last night's game was but a small microcosm of the futility and absurdity plaguing the Cincinnati Reds.

Exhibit A:

Now, that may be difficult to read but it was last night's box score against the Colorado Rockies (one of the few teams still, somehow, worse than the Reds). During last night's game, Dickerson and Bruce each had 1 hit, Phillips and Encarnacion each had 2 hits, Keppinger and Votto each had 3 hits...it is safe to say that the Rockies' pitching wasn't fooling the Reds...except for the black hole known as Corey Patterson.

Patterson managed to go 0-5, complete with 2 strike outs and a whopping 5 left on base. The other day I mentioned that Patterson's average was a pathetic .195. Well, since then he's managed to lower it to .193. I'm fairly certain you could walk up to the plate, close your eyes, and swing and you'd still hit at least .193...

I'm not trying to ridicule Patterson (though it is at slightly deserved), but rather, I'm trying to point out the inherent absurdities that the Reds management and ownership expects their loyal fans to overlook and/or support with our hard earned dollars. I'm particularly critical of the ownership and management because they sent out that now infamous letter to the fans and yet contradicted themselves immediately. Patterson has no right to play now, and he certainly shouldn't be part of the Reds future for next year or beyond.

The 2008 MLB season has been a difficult one for Reds fans. We expected better things but were greeted with a team that seemed to not care, management that seemed to not be watching, and ownership that was all to eager to pocket some coin and let the team flounder like a fish out of water. Corey Patterson isn't the cause of all those problems, but he is one of the results. And much like a black hole, it seems that no one can escape his power and finally cut (or at least bench) him for the remainder of the already ruined season.

Source:

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore;_ylt=AskhhTlHAjK8j_c9eBFwEfU5nYcB?gid=280822127